English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

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  1. Charlton Hundred (Hundred in Berkshire)

    'Hill of the peasants', v. ceorl , dūn . This was presumably the name of the meeting-place, which has not been

  2. Dawscroft Ho (Other OS name, Brewood, Staffordshire)

    , cf. Dawespleck infra under ( b )

  3. England Lane (Other OS name, Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    , 1844TA

  4. Haling Grove, Haling Close & Haling Rd or Haling Dene (Other OS name, Penkridge, Staffordshire)

    ( local ) , from haling vbl . sb . ( b ) NED used attributively and meaning ' haling-path or towing-path ' ; it refers to the nearby canal

  5. Hall Clough (Other OS name, Halifax, West Riding of Yorkshire)

    Hallefeld 1525 WCR 2d

    , cf. Hallefeld 1525WCR 2d , Hall B . 1771 M , v. hall , clōh , feld

  6. Home Fm (Other OS name, Grove, Berkshire)

    , in Charlton village

  7. New England Hill (Other OS name, Winkfield, Berkshire)

    , 1761 Rocque , 1790 Pride ( v. 284 )

  8. New England Wd (Other OS name, Shottesbrooke, Berkshire)

    , on the parish boundary , v. 284